2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B Explained

2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B
Fromdate:	15 December 2017
Todate:	18 February 2018
Administrator:	Sri Lanka Cricket
Cricket Format:	First-class cricket
Tournament Format:	Round-robin
Host:	Sri Lanka
Champions:	Negombo Cricket Club
Participants:	9
Matches:	36
Most Runs:	Kashif Naved (805)
Most Wickets:	Gayan Sirisoma (55)
Previous Year:	2016–17
Previous Tournament:	2016–17 Premier League Tournament Tier B
Next Year:	2018–19
Next Tournament:	2018–19 Premier League Tournament Tier B

The 2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B was the second division of the 30th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament was contested by nine teams, starting on 15 December 2017 and concluding on 18 February 2018.^[1]

Panadura Sports Club finished top of the table in the 2016–17 Tier B tournament, but it was runners-up Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club who were promoted to Tier A due to a match-fixing scandal that resulted in a match between Panadura SC and Kalutara Physical Culture Club in January 2017 being declared null and void.^{[2] [3] [4]} They were replaced in Tier B by Galle Cricket Club after they were relegated from the 2016–17 Tier A tournament. In another change from the previous season, Negombo Cricket Club replaced Kalutara Physical Culture Club, who dropped out of the first-class system.

Negombo Cricket Club won the tournament and secured promotion to Tier A, after finishing top of the points table ahead of Lankan Cricket Club.^{[5] [6]}

Points table

Team^[7]
Negombo Cricket Club	8	1	0	6		1	87.74
Lankan Cricket Club	8	2	0	6	0	86.91
Galle Cricket Club	8	1	2	5	0	76.39
Kalutara Town Club	8	1	0	6	1	76.25
Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club	8	2	3	3	0	71.71
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club	8	0	1	7	0	65.72
Panadura Sports Club	8	1	1	6	0	64.34
Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club	8	1	0	7	0	63.19
Police Sports Club	8	0	2	6	0	58.56

Promoted to Tier A

Matches

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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See also

• 2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier A

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Premier League Tournament Tier B 2017 - Fixtures & Results . ESPN Cricinfo . 13 July 2020.
2. Web site: ‘Premier Tier B’ match fixing : Panadura, Kalutara ignored chance to explain - Mathivanan . Daily News (SL) . 19 September 2017 . 13 July 2020.
3. News: Cricket: Premier League to begin from December 1 . Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . 21 November 2017 . 23 November 2017 . 1 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033755/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1035181/cricket-premier-league-to-begin-from-december-1 . dead .
4. Web site: Panadura SC-Kalutara PCC match fixing incident: Sports Minister to launch independent inquiry . Daily News (SL) . 28 September 2017 . 13 July 2020.
5. News: Negombo Cricket Club lifts the Tier 'B' Title . The Papare . 18 February 2018 . 13 July 2020.
6. News: Chilaw Marians CC Super 8 champs, Moors SC take the Plate, and Negombo CC the Tier B title . Sri Lanka Cricket . 22 February 2018 . 22 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180223050514/http://www.srilankacricket.lk/news/chilaw-marians-cc-super-8-champs-moors-sc-take-the-plate-and-negombo-cc-the-tier-b-title . 23 February 2018 . dead .
7. Web site: Premier League Tournament Tier B Table – 2017-18 . ESPN Cricinfo . 13 July 2020.